Molecular dynamics simulation of thermal unfolding of Thermatoga maritima DHFR
Pang, Jiayun ORCID: 0000-0003-0689-8440 and Allemann, Rudolf K. (2006) Molecular dynamics simulation of thermal unfolding of Thermatoga maritima DHFR. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP), 9 (6). pp. 711-718. ISSN 1463-9076 (Print), 1463-9084 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/B611210B)
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Molecular dynamics simulations of the temperature-induced unfolding reaction of native dimeric dihydrofolate reductase from the hyperthermophile Thermatoga maritima (TmDHFR) and the experimentally inaccessible TmDHFR monomer were carried out at 400 K, 450 K and 500 K. The results revealed that the unfolding of TmDHFR subunits followed a similar path to that of the monomeric DHFR from the mesophile E. coli (EcDHFR). An initial collapse of the adenosine-binding domain (ABD) was followed by the loss of the N-terminal and loop domains (NDLD). Interestingly, the elements of the secondary structure of the isolated TmDHFR monomer were maintained for significantly longer periods of time for the hyperthermophilic enzyme, suggesting that subunit stability contributes to the enhanced resistance of TmDHFR to temperature-induced unfolding. The interactions between the subunits of the TmDHFR dimer led to a stabilisation of the NDLD. The hydrogen bonds between residues 140-143 in betaG of one subunit and residues 125-127 in betaF of the other subunit were retained for significant parts of the simulations at all temperatures. These intermolecular hydrogen bonds were lost after the unfolding of the individual subunits. The high stability of the dimer mediated by strong intersubunit contacts together with an intrinsically enhanced stability of the subunits compared to EcDHFR provides a molecular rational for the higher stability of the thermophilic enzyme. The computed unfolding pathways suggest that the partly folded dimer may be a genuine folding intermediate.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | MD simulations, DHFR, hyperthermophile, folding, dimer |
Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry |
Pre-2014 Departments: | School of Science |
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Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2020 22:09 |
URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/10621 |
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